Reference library: Player usage

Eric T.
November 01 2012 08:08AM

This article is part of the NHL Numbers reference library, which seeks to collect articles from around the web that have contributed to our understanding of the game.

This page is devoted to articles that touch on player usage. This will include zone start adjustments, quality of competition metrics, teammate analysis, and other factors that might impact a player's results.

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Title - Teammates	Author	Date	Site	Description
Introduction: shift analysis	JavaGeek	7/28/2006	Hockey Numbers	Introducing WOWY analysis
Derriere le filet	Gabriel Desjardins	8/6/2009	Hockey Prospectus	WOWY analysis
Do playmakers drive teammates' shooting percentage?	Eric T.	12/9/2011	Broad Street Hockey	The very best playmakers improve shooting percentage a little
Can a player influence his teammates' shooting percentage?	Hawerchuk	12/9/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	Setting upper bound at WOWY sh% impact at Lemieux's 7-8%
Quantifying players' impact on teammate shooting percentage	Eric T.	7/17/2012	NHL Numbers	WOWY analysis for shooting percentages
Relative importance of a players impact on teammate shooting percentage	David Johnson	9/3/2012	Hockey Analysis	Calculating how many extra goals were generated by teammate influence on sh%

Title - Competition	Author	Date	Site	Description
Desjardins' quality of competition numbers	Tyler Dellow	4/16/2007	mc79hockey	Suggesting places where Qualcomp calculation could be improved
Lies and the coaches who tell them	Matt Fenwick	9/16/2008	Battle of Alberta	How coaches get line matchups
The most interesting thing I've written in some time	Jonathan Willis	12/30/2008	Copper & Blue	Estimating AHL Qualcomp by looking at PPG of opposing forwards
The Best	Derek Zona	4/8/2009	Copper & Blue	Strength and cap hit of players who have highest QualComp
Quality of competition and image resolution	Jonathan Willis	7/14/2009	Copper & Blue	Why AHL Qualcomp is merely an estimate
Slight statistical improvement: Corsi qualcomp	Hawerchuk	1/15/2010	Arctic Ice Hockey	Calculating qualcomp based on opponent shot differential
Does QualComp matter?	Dirk Hoag	7/7/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	Multivariable regression on impact of zone starts and qualcomp
Yeah, but: Qualcomp	JaredL	7/15/2011	Driving Play	Impact of Qualcomp on head to head matchup
Further to: Does QualComp matter?	Hawerchuk	7/27/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	A response surface for impact of OZ% and Corsi Rel QoC
Young forwards and tough defensive minutes	Eric T.	10/7/2011	Broad Street Hockey	Tendency of young forwards to get offensive deployment
Importance of quality of competition/teammates	David Johnson	1/25/2012	Hockey Analysis	Differences in competition by opposing GA or FenAg rates are small
Impact of last change on quality of competition	Hawerchuk	3/12/2012	Arctic Ice Hockey	Home/road splits for qualcomp
The importance of quality of competition	Eric T.	7/23/2012	NHL Numbers	Corsi QoC has big effect on each shift, but differences between players are small
A competition metric based on ice time	Eric T.	8/16/2012	NHL Numbers	Top lines face stronger comp (especially D) than shot metrics suggest

Title - Zone starts	Author	Date	Site	Description
Fenwick'd	Vic Ferrari	12/15/2007	Irreverent Oiler Fans	Calculating zone start adjusted Fenwick
Faceoffs, defencemen and Corsi	Tyler Dellow	7/28/2009	mc79hockey	Relationship between Corsi and zone starts
Your contest winner & more on context	Derek Zona	7/31/2009	Copper & Blue	Importance of context in evaluating shot differential
The dangers of defensive zone faceoffs	Gabriel Desjardins	8/7/2009	Hockey Prospectus	Impact of faceoff win on shot totals
Corsi corrected for starting shift location	JLikens	8/9/2009	Objective NHL	Calculating zone start adjusted Corsi
Measuring defensive assignments on the PK	Hawerchuk	1/17/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	Using total DZ faceoffs to indicate toughest PK assignments
Balanced Corsi: Who is best at their role?	Eric T.	3/22/2011	Broad Street Hockey	Comparing player's shot differential to others with similar zone starts
Does QualComp matter?	Dirk Hoag	7/7/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	Multivariable regression on impact of zone starts and qualcomp
Further to: Does QualComp matter?	Hawerchuk	7/27/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	A response surface for impact of OZ% and Corsi Rel QoC
On zone starts	JaredL	9/8/2011	Driving Play	Shot differential between faceoff and first player changing
Young forwards and tough defensive minutes	Eric T.	10/7/2011	Broad Street Hockey	Tendency of young forwards to get offensive deployment
Adjusting for zone starts: Zone start adjusted Corsi	JaredL	10/14/2011	Driving Play	Adjusted Corsi by correcting for shift timing
Expected shots-for and shots-against at different zone starts	Bettman's Nightmare	11/15/2011	Arctic Ice Hockey	Observed shot rates for players given certain zone starts
Adjusting for zone starts	David Johnson	1/23/2012	Hockey Analysis	Dropping the 10 seconds after a faceoff removes the faceoff influence
Zone start effects on stats	David Johnson	2/1/2012	Hockey Analysis	Which skater stats are skewed by extreme zone starts
Zone start effects on goalie save percentage	David Johnson	4/26/2012	Hockey Analysis	Impact of faceoffs on goalie save percentage
The effect of zone starts on offensive production	Rob Pettapiece	5/22/2012	NHL Numbers	Estimating impact of OZ faceoffs on points by comparing similar players

Title - Other usage	Author	Date	Site	Description
Score%: Additional context to contemplate	SnarkSD	3/11/2012	Fear the Fin	Some players are used more with lead, could lower Corsi

Yup, just the one entry there. I'm leaving this as a table on the optimistic assumption that we'll be more creative going forwards.

Eric T. writes for NHL Numbers and Broad Street Hockey. His work generally focuses on analytical investigations and covers all phases of the game. You can find him on Twitter as @BSH_EricT.